The Marlborough Panthers basketball team (Marlborough, MA), was nudged 51-48 in Tuesday's league battle with the host Groton-Dunstable Crusaders (Groton, MA)

The Crusaders now possess a 4-3 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Nashoba Regional for a Midland-Wachusett B battle on Friday, January 13. Groton-Dunstable will confront a Chieftains team coming off a 74-45 league win over North Middlesex Regional (Townsend, MA). The Chieftains record now stands at 4-2.

The Panthers (1-4) will now prepare for their battle against Shepherd Hill Regional (Dudley, MA). The Rams come into the non-league battle with a 9-0 record. In their last battle, Shepherd Hill Regional edged Westborough (Westborough, MA), 60-37, in a non-league battle.